CHILD NAMING IN EASTERN OBOLO AND ANDONI

                                                                  Female

                                                                    Male

                                                          HRM of Eastern Obolo L.G.A

 

CHILD NAMING IN EASTERN OBOLO AND ANDONI

Brief introduction :

Name is significant to Obolo Man amidst every other things.

Child name after the death is a fast way of having a better of the late as if alive.

The Eastern Obolo people will often say "OGOT",OGO, Which Antoni will like to say "GOGO". Again Awaji and Owaji which mean God in both context.

Names according to Traditionsvand Customs:

1.Named after the parental father and grandfather -Nteogwute,Uteile,Ntente,Nteile.ILE means Grand.Nte mean Father

2.Named after the maternal (mother) grandmother -Uga, Mama, Mamason-Gwung,Ngaogute,Iga-Ile,Ngaute

3.Named after first, eldest sister Adaogwuete. Like the Igbos call their daughter Ada so Obolo as a whole address their first daughter.

4.Named after self, like name sake - Ogo,Gogo.

"Une" or Ogwune is is away of saying my friend.

5. Named after father -Ute, Gogonte,Ogoronte,Ogwute,Gogoogwute

6.Named after the order of birth Adasi Gwung(First son, Eastern Obolo) Okpan Gwung (First son according to Andoni) Osoiba(Second son), Eitigwung, Etegwung.Ada for first daughter and Onions for second daughter. A child is usually refer to as "GWUNG"

7.Named after the traditional deities-Ikann,Mbikan,Urangyork,Uzinde,Ofiokpo,Etaraba,Oke,Efet,Ekoyork,Udoyork,Aboh,Izon-Ama,Okuba,Asukyork,Ogbolukan,Ogbolukana,Eneyork,Ipokokan,Yokasa etc.

8.Named after Christian faith -Ene-Awaji (Man of God) , Eton-Awaji(Praise God),Awajigbana (Blessing).,Awajima(God's Love), Awaji-Oniro (Thank God) ,Mgbo, Mgbo -Awaji (God's Time), Awaji-irogak, Eneikere-Awaji (No man is God),Idante,Ugbana,Ifukibot,Ukot-Nte,Otu-Awaji etc

9.Named after situation/circumstances of birth and life: Nkaroijo(I don't do wrong), Nkaro-Otu (I don't say wrong thing), Ikeneme-Awaji(Owaji)-As it Pleases God,Atairet(Good condition) ,Ata-Ejit(Good heart),  Ufikairo(No more evil),Uloyok,Ijork (Celebration), Ijente, Otu-Nte, Kpekot,Enene,Nteiro,Oniro (Thank you),

The moral laws

There are three important moral laws believed to have been enacted by the Surprem Being (Okan-Ene or Awaji,Owaji Ile) at creation which are binding upon all Obolo sons and daughters.Sizeable number of the people held that these moral laws are highly sanctimonious and therefore hardly ever transgressed for fear of sanction(s) or punishment from the unseen hands of the creator (Okan-Ene)

These moral laws are:

1.Awaji Ugot:This is a law pertaining to in-laws in which it is a sacrilege for anyone to defraud,cause any form of affliction,pain,injury to an in-law,kill in-law or take part in any plan to do so.

2.Awaji Eyeyen:This is a law relating to grandchildren. All the restrictions as applied in the preceding case of in-laws is applied here.Thst is why Manning Eyeyen(grand children) are held in very high esteem in Obolo land

3.Awaji Ebichien